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Maxwell Robb

8 months

Delighted to share the latest paper from @TheRobbGroup in collaboration with @mikhailshapiro ’s group online now in @PNASNews . Mechanophore activation using #biocompatible focused ultrasound! Huge congrats to @Molly__McFadden and @yuxing_yao and coworkers!

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

20 days

Well, I guess it’s Twitter Official…Yesterday I was promoted to Professor with tenure @Caltech in @CaltechCCE . I am beyond grateful to my amazing students, colleagues, mentors, family, and friends that helped me get here. I feel truly lucky. Thank you!

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@CaltechCCE

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Congratulations to Professor @Maxwell_Robb on achieving tenure at @caltech ! 🎉🥂

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

3 years

Just a normal Saturday morning with a bear sauntering through our backyard. No big deal 😳

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@Maxwell_Robb

2 years

It’s a good week! Happy to share that @TheRobbGroup has received an @NSF #CAREER award to support our research on naphthopyran #mechanochemistry . Props to students @Molly__McFadden & Skylar Osler for their significant contributions to the proposal. A celebration is in order!🍾🥂

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@Maxwell_Robb

1 year

🤩 Congrats to Anna Overholts ( @TheRobbGroup ) for leading this study now appearing in @NatureChemistry ! Our approach enables the mechanically gated formation of DASA dyes/photoswitches for mechanochemical multicolor lithography.

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@Maxwell_Robb

3 years

Congrats to @Molly__McFadden on her newest communication in @J_A_C_S ! 🎉 Molly discovered a new naphthopyran #mechanophore that generates a persistent merocyanine dye due to the formation of an intramolecular H-bond

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@Maxwell_Robb

2 years

An order of nBuLi for our lab was apparently delivered to a Halloween store in east LA by mistake. It was eventually transported to Caltech via the fire dept. All worked out OK thankfully, but seriously weird! #chemsafety #crazyhalloweenparty

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@Maxwell_Robb

2 years

Interested in #mechanophores for molecular release? Read about @TheRobbGroup ’s perspective in @J_A_C_S on the past and future of this exciting area of polymer mechanochemistry. Congrats to coauthors @brooke_versaw , @TianZeng_May , and @XiaoranSean ! 🎉

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

2 years

I am honored to be among this group. Grateful to @SloanFoundation and to everyone who has supported me. All credit goes to @TheRobbGroup . I’m so lucky to work with these amazing scientists. So happy for my colleague @Lu_Wei8 , too! Congrats to all. @CaltechCCE

Sloan Foundation

@SloanFoundation

2 years

Introducing… the winners of this year’s Sloan Research Fellowship! These extraordinary researchers represent some of the most exciting young minds working today—and we are thrilled to support them. Meet the winners here: #SloanFellow

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

3 years

A friendly reminder (to myself included) that the student/postdoc/trainee on the receiving end of your referee report likely put their ❤️ & soul into the manuscript you’re reviewing. Critical, constructive feedback is great! But negative, spiteful criticism is unhelpful #BeKind

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

11 months

🤯 TBH, when I started this job, NIH funding was not even on my radar. Grateful to @NIGMS for this opportunity! Excited to advance our molecular release (mechano)chemistry and for new directions and challenges. Kudos (and many thanks) to @TheRobbGroup for all their contributions!

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

2 years

At my 1st ACS meeting as an undergrad I was in line at Starbucks and felt a towering presence behind me. I was absolutely starstruck. I told @echemkim later that “Bob Grubbs was in line behind me!” Nearly a decade later I had the honor to call Bob my colleague. I will miss him.

Caltech Chemistry & Chemical Engineering

@CaltechCCE

2 years

The Division is saddened to report the passing of Robert Grubbs. The outpouring of memories being shared is a testament to his profound impact and influence as a professor, mentor, colleague & friend -- not only in the chemistry community, but beyond. He will be greatly missed.

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@Maxwell_Robb

1 year

Here it is! Congrats to @Molly__McFadden , Skylar, and @YanSun21 on their latest communication appearing in @J_A_C_S ! Mechanical force enables an anomalous dual ring-opening reaction of #naphthodipyran to generate an unusual dye with near-IR absorption.

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@Maxwell_Robb

2 years

🎩 Hat trick for @TheRobbGroup OG grad student @Molly__McFadden , whose paper was just accepted in @J_A_C_S (her 3rd)! Can’t wait to share her beautiful paper soon, but couldn’t resist tweeting the news as this one was a long time coming 🎉 #naphthodipyran #mechanochemistry

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

9 months

Incredibly humbled to receive the 2023 National Fresenius Award. All the credit goes to @TheRobbGroup and everyone who has supported me. You know who you are. Thank you! via @cenmag @PLUNational @Caltech @CaltechCCE

2024 ACS National Award winners announced

The national awards encourage the advancement of chemistry in all its branches, support research endeavors, and promote the careers of chemists

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@Maxwell_Robb

5 months

Congratulations to @TianZeng_May and coauthors on the latest @TheRobbGroup publication in @J_A_C_S ! A new nonscissile mechanophore design enables polymers that can release hundreds of small molecule payloads with force.

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@Maxwell_Robb

3 years

Our latest on mechanically triggered molecular release was published today in @ACSCentSci ! Research led by former postdoc @XiaoranSean highlights the modularity and broad cargo scope of this versatile #mechanophore platform. Thx to @BeckmanFnd for support!

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

1 year

We know profs shouldn’t be allowed in lab (we break things). Well, today I logged into our group instagram and had the great idea to change the “birthday” to our group’s start date. Turns out instagram doesn’t allow 6 year olds to have accounts, so it was immediately locked 😩

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@Maxwell_Robb

6 years

The #firstpaper from @TheRobbGroup is now in ASAP @J_A_C_S ! Congratulations to Xiaoran, @Molly__McFadden , and @RossBarber8 ! #feeltheforce #revealtheforce Mechanochemically-gated photoswitching:

Mechanochemical Regulation of a Photochemical Reaction

We introduce the concept of mechanochemically gated photoswitching. Mechanical regulation of a photochemical reaction is exemplified using a newly designed mechanophore based on a cyclopentadiene–m...

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

4 years

I am very grateful to the Arnold and Mabel @BeckmanFnd for supporting our research. This BYI award is a testament to the amazing researchers in @TheRobbGroup who inspire me everyday. Hire the best people and then get out of their way! #7RulesforSuccess

Awarded Scientists

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The Robb Group

@TheRobbGroup

4 years

Our PI is a BYI! 🥳 Congratulations to @Maxwell_Robb and the 2020 class of Beckman Young Investigators. #proudgroup

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

2 years

Grateful to @dreyfusfndn for this tremendous honor and to my students, postdocs, and mentors for making it possible. Congratulations to all of the 2022 Teacher-Scholars!

The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation

@dreyfusfndn

2 years

The Dreyfus Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of 18 new Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars! These faculty are within the first 5 years of their academic careers, have each created an outstanding independent body of scholarship, and are deeply committed to education.

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

4 years

Happy to share some good news and, most importantly, recognize the outstanding achievements of my students. Congratulations to Brooke ( @brooke_versaw ), Molly ( @Molly__McFadden ), and Corey on their paper in @ChemicalScience !

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@Maxwell_Robb

3 years

The latest paper from @TheRobbGroup published today in @ChemCommun reports a readily accessible mechanophore for mechanically triggered molecular release. Complete with lovely original TOC artwork by first author @TianZeng_May . Congrats, May and Xiaoran!

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@Maxwell_Robb

2 years

Hmm. @ChemicalScience , you missed someone rather important here.

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@Maxwell_Robb

2 years

Our latest paper appears today in ACS Macro Letters ( @MacroJrnls_ACS )! Research led by Corey Husic reveals a mechanophore design for force-triggered molecular release in aprotic environments.

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@Maxwell_Robb

6 years

Our new labs are just about ready. @TheRobbGroup is officially moving in on Monday! @CaltechChem

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@Maxwell_Robb

9 months

Interested in #Polymer #Mechanochemistry ? #Mechanochromism ? #Naphthopyran ? Well, do we have a treat for you! 😊 Hot off the press @ChemicalScience . Proud of this scholarly paper spearheaded by the indefatigable @Molly__McFadden .

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@Maxwell_Robb

3 years

Congrats to @RossBarber8 on his latest publication that was just accepted in @ChemicalScience ! We demonstrate an improved and highly modular #mechanophore platform that enables mechanically gated photoswitching in polymeric materials.

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@Maxwell_Robb

5 years

Practicing my talk today for #ACSSanDiego in my hotel room and this little dude decided to stop by for a preview #everyonesacritic

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@Maxwell_Robb

2 years

Anna knocked it out of the park this morning at @CaltechCCE Seminar Day representing @TheRobbGroup ! Excited to share her story about some super cool #mechanochemistry with the broader community very soon…

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@Maxwell_Robb

2 years

🎩 Hat trick for @TheRobbGroup OG grad student @Molly__McFadden , whose paper was just accepted in @J_A_C_S (her 3rd)! Can’t wait to share her beautiful paper soon, but couldn’t resist tweeting the news as this one was a long time coming 🎉 #naphthodipyran #mechanochemistry

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@Maxwell_Robb

9 months

Appearing today in @ChemicalScience , Yan Sun ( @YanSun21 ) and coworkers in @TheRobbGroup illustrate that a polarizing dialkylamine substituent enables photochromic and mechanochromic behavior from a typically inert linear naphthopyran. Congrats to all! 🎉

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@Maxwell_Robb

6 years

#RoleModel #ChemNobel @francesarnold @Caltech

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@Maxwell_Robb

11 months

Huge congrats to former postdoc @XiaoranSean on his group’s 1st publication since starting at @SUChemistry last summer. In @J_A_C_S to boot! #proudofalumni Force-Triggered Atropisomerization of a Parallel Diarylethene to Its Antiparallel Diastereomers |

Force-Triggered Atropisomerization of a Parallel Diarylethene to Its Antiparallel Diastereomers

This paper describes a mechanical approach to inducing the atropisomerization of a parallel diarylethene into its antiparallel diastereomers exhibiting distinct chemical reactivity. A congested...

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@Maxwell_Robb

5 years

Mirrors advice I give to 1st yr grad students re transition from undergrad to grad. Success in courses is predicated on knowing the answers. Success in grad school is about finding answers where they don’t exist. Failure is not only inevitable, it’s a necessary part of research.

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@C_M_Stuart

5 years

This 👌🏽 I wish I’d read this as a 1st year PhD student. I’ve made countless “stupid mistakes” and am always left feeling a bit of #impostersyndrome but as this article says, I’ve always leant a lot from my mistakes and they’ve made me become a better researcher. #AcademicTwitter

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@Maxwell_Robb

3 years

Hats off to first year graduate student in @TheRobbGroup Skylar Osler on her paper published today in @JPolymSci ! @Molly__McFadden with the assist. #DreamTeam 🤩 We investigate the impact of isomerism in naphthopyran mechanophores.

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@Maxwell_Robb

5 months

One last paper from @TheRobbGroup to finish off the year… Congratulations to Debbie on her paper online now in @ChemicalScience ! We exploit a unique fragmentation pathway using a self-immolative linker to design a mechanophore for dual payload release.

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@Maxwell_Robb

2 years

🤩 Anna’s recent paper was featured on the front cover of the June issue of ACS Macro Letters! Image credit: @Ella_Maru Studio. Paper:

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@Maxwell_Robb

5 years

It was great to have Geoff Coates @GCoatesCornell at @CaltechChem today for our annual Arnold O. Beckman lecture! Awesome talk on the search for the perfect polymer.

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@Maxwell_Robb

2 years

Congrats to Anna Overholts on her recent paper appearing today in ACS Macro Letters ( @MacroJrnls_ACS )! We examine how mechanophore activity influences the selectivity of mechanochemical chain scission.

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@Maxwell_Robb

11 months

😃 @TheRobbGroup received a grant from @ArmyResearchLab (ARO) to support our work on mechanically gated rxns for force-adaptive polymeric materials! ARO has historically been a prominent supporter of #polymer #mechanochemistry research. Grateful and excited to get involved! 🙏🍾

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@Maxwell_Robb

1 year

Paper #20 from @TheRobbGroup out today in ACS Macro Letters ( @MacroJrnls_ACS ). Congrats to @Molly__McFadden and coauthors! Validation of an Accurate and Expedient Initial Rates Method for Characterizing Mechanophore Reactivity

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@Maxwell_Robb

5 years

My students have mastered the pipette-chopstick method for transferring precipitated polymer. They teach me something new every day!

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@Maxwell_Robb

3 years

I fixed our broken glassware oven - to the amazement of @TheRobbGroup - by replacing the (melted) fuse assembly. This cancels out the times I’ve broken something in lab, right? #stilluseful

The Robb Group

@TheRobbGroup

3 years

Professor @Maxwell_Robb , oven repairman.

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@Maxwell_Robb

4 years

#Update . Graduate recruiting visits for @Caltech Chemistry and Chemical Engineering have been #canceled . Students that were planning to attend will be notified shortly. We will all be working hard over the next few days to arrange virtual meetings, tours, etc. cc: @Chemjobber

Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

4 years

@wmwuest @Chemjobber Caltech has not *yet* canceled our second recruiting visit. Currently under serious consideration. Students will be notified.

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@Maxwell_Robb

1 year

🎉 Congratulations to Skylar Osler and coworkers on their paper out now in @PolymChem ! We describe a new 2H-bis-naphthopyran mechanophore that generates an unusually stable bis-merocyanine dye w/ force. Serious analytical depth in these pages!

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@Maxwell_Robb

5 years

Check out the latest from @TheRobbGroup ! #ASAP coming soon (w/ a detailed SI chock-full of extras). This project took many twists and turns and tested our mettle more than once. @Molly__McFadden did an outstanding job seeing this one through. #Proudadvisor #Mechanochemistry

J. Am. Chem. Soc.

@J_A_C_S

5 years

A bis-naphthopyran mechanophore reported by @TheRobbGroup @CaltechChem exhibits force-dependent gradient color changes in response to ultrasound-induced mechanical activation. #JustAccepted

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@Maxwell_Robb

6 years

The first fume hood is going in!!! 6 inches too long to fit in the elevator... So excited for our new labs to be ready! #realtimechem @CaltechChem

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@Maxwell_Robb

1 year

End of an era. Molly was the first PhD student of @TheRobbGroup and completed an absolutely stellar scholarly body of work. We will miss you so much, but I can’t wait to see the amazing things you do next @UCB_MillerInst (and beyond). Thank you, Molly! #proudadvisor

Molly McFadden

@Molly__McFadden

1 year

I defended my thesis today! I am so happy, and I have to thank my wonderful friends and collaborators, my fantastic committee (Dennis, Sarah, and Greg) and most of all my phenomenal advisor Max, who has been my ardent supporter, mentor, and friend throughout this process.

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@Maxwell_Robb

4 years

Huge congrats to first authors Isabel and @coreyhusic and former undergraduate students @davkovacs10 and Nick! Pulled out all the stops on this one. We think the end result is an important and hopefully quite useful contribution to this quickly evolving field.

J. Am. Chem. Soc.

@J_A_C_S

4 years

. @TheRobbGroup takes a deep dive into the ‘constrained geometries simulate external force’ (CoGEF) method — a simple, yet powerful computational tool for predicting mechanochemical reactivity.

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@Maxwell_Robb

1 year

Check out this nice News & Views article ⁦ @NatureChemistry ⁩ showcasing ⁦ @TheRobbGroup ⁩’s recently published chemistry enabling mechanochemical muliticolor lithography. Thanks ⁦ @Chemxiaocun ⁩! Colouring by force | Nature Chemistry

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5 years

#ASAP now available @J_A_C_S . Congrats again to Xiaoran ( @XiaoranSean ), Tian (May), and Corey! New possibilities for #mechanochemistry ! @TheRobbGroup

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@J_A_C_S

5 years

. @TheRobbGroup describes a general molecular design strategy enabling the release of covalently bound cargo molecules from polymers via a mechanically triggered cascade reaction.

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@Maxwell_Robb

6 years

Our glovebox has finally arrived!

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@Maxwell_Robb

4 years

Is it just me, or does the pistil of this flower (in my backyard) look like a coronavirus? #ihadtolookitup #floweranatomy #botanytwitter

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7 years

I am a Thieme Chemistry Journal Awardee for 2018! Many thanks to the editorial boards of Synlett, Synthesis, and Synfacts for this honor #MondayMotivation @ThiemeNY

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@Maxwell_Robb

2 years

Merry Xmas to @TheRobbGroup ! Our final paper of 2021 was published today in @MacroJrnls_ACS ! Proud of Anna for this rigorous study of #mechanophore activation kinetics w/ @Molly__McFadden . However, my favorite part is the insight into dispersity effects.

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6 years

Meet the two newest members of @TheRobbGroup !!! A warm welcome to my first graduate students Molly and Ross! @CaltechChem @Caltech #timetoupdatethewebsite

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5 years

Congratulations to Ross, Molly, and Xiaoran on their #Synpacts paper published today in Synlett! Check it out to learn more about polymer mechanochemistry and @TheRobbGroup ’s work on mechanically gated photoswitching.

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@Maxwell_Robb

5 years

The moment @Molly__McFadden submitted her first, first-author paper! #proudadvisor #somuchphysorg 🤞

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@Maxwell_Robb

1 year

This was a nice surprise. Thanks to ⁦ @NatureSynthesis ⁩ for highlighting our recent ⁦ @J_A_C_S ⁩ paper on the mechanochemical reactivity of #naphthodipyran (and how it diverges from the photochemistry). Opening both rings

Opening both rings

Nature Synthesis - Opening both rings

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@Maxwell_Robb

7 years

Thanks @KemtechAmerica for the welcome gift @Caltech ! The Robb Group has officially launched!! #newproflife

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@Maxwell_Robb

2 years

Had a wonderful time visiting @Stanford yesterday. Many thanks to @chiongjerika and @StanfordPolymer for the invitation and organization. Was great to meet with students, talk science, and take in the beautiful scenery. I even had escargot for dinner (a first)!

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2 years

Congrats to @TheRobbGroup graduate student Stella Luo on her recent publication, which was also featured as ACS Editors’ Choice! This paper continues our group’s study of #selectivity in #mechanophore reactions with some surprising results.

ACS Macro Journals

@MacroJrnls_ACS

2 years

Competitive Activation Experiments Reveal Significantly Different Mechanochemical Reactivity of Furan–Maleimide and Anthracene–Maleimide #Mechanophores By Maxwell Robb et al @Maxwell_Robb @Caltech #ACSEditorsChoice 🔓 Open access in ACS Polymers Au 👉

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5 years

Many congratulations to Xiaoran, Tian (May), and Corey on their recently accepted paper @J_A_C_S ! #ASAP coming soon. Mechanically Triggered Small Molecule Release from a Masked Furfuryl Carbonate

Mechanically Triggered Small Molecule Release from a Masked Furfuryl Carbonate

Stimuli-responsive polymers that release small molecules under mechanical stress are appealing targets for applications ranging from drug delivery to sensing. Here, we describe a modular mechanophore...

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@Maxwell_Robb

2 years

Congrats to @TheRobbGroup undergraduate researcher Jolly Patro ( @patrojolly ) on being named a 2022 John Stauffer SURF Fellow @Caltech ! Jolly is studying mechanically triggered molecular release in bulk polymeric materials (w/ support from @dreyfusfndn and @BeckmanFnd ).

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5 years

I’m grateful to be at @CaltechChem where people value fundamental science. I believe that #polymer #mechanochemistry is an innovation that will have a real technological impact, but it’s also an amazing field that is enabling remarkable new discoveries about chemical reactivity.

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5 years

Whoa. I feel like I need to reel this in a little. No drugs yet (we are working on it!), and not the first for mechanically triggered molecular release (lovely work from @aj_boydston , @Mechanophore , @CraigGroup_Duke , et al), but it is a general platform that we are excited about!

Caltech

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For the first time, scientists have exhibited a chemical system for mechanically triggering the release of a drug from a polymer. #voila Read more about this work from the lab of @Maxwell_Robb :

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2 years

Huge congratulations to former postdoc and one of the founding members of @TheRobbGroup @XiaoranSean on his faculty appointment at @SUChemistry ! I can’t wait to see what you accomplish in your independent career! #proudadvisor

Xiaoran Hu

@XiaoranSean

2 years

I'm excited to annouce that I will join Syracuse @SUChemistry @SUBioInspired as an Asst. Prof. this fall. I'm looking forward to working with this amazing team of people! Thanks to everyone who supported me @JiangShaoyi @GeoffreyWCoates @Maxwell_Robb &Sam Thomas @TuftsUniversity

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1 year

Congratulations to all of this year’s Sloan Fellows, especially @echemkim !!! @CaltechCCE

Sloan Foundation

@SloanFoundation

1 year

We are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Sloan Research Fellowship! These outstanding researchers are shining examples of innovation and impact—and we are thrilled to support them. Meet the winners here: 🎉 #SloanFellow #STEM #ScienceTwitter

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I’m still confused about #JACSAu . The option to make your @J_A_C_S paper #OpenAccess already exists through ACS AuthorChoice at the same cost. It’s hard for me to see any value here — just another superfluous journal. What am I missing?

ACS Publications

@ACSPublications

4 years

Our #OpenAccess multidisciplinary #chemistry journal #JACSAu is now open for submissions. Learn more and submit your manuscript here:

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#ASAP now available @J_A_C_S Force-Dependent Multicolor Mechanochromism from a Single Mechanophore

Force-Dependent Multicolor Mechanochromism from a Single Mechanophore

We report a bis-naphthopyran mechanophore that exhibits force-dependent changes in visible absorption. A series of polymers incorporating a chain-centered bis-naphthopyran mechanophore was synthesi...

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2 years

Had a great time visiting @PrincetonChem yesterday. Many thanks to @SchoopLab for being an excellent host and to the faculty and students for engaging discussion. Frick Chemistry Laboratory is 🤩

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So excited for @Molly__McFadden who was awarded a prestigious Miller Research Fellowship @UCBerkeley !!! Incredibly well deserved. And there’s more to come from her before she departs @CaltechCCE so stay tuned. #proudadvisor

Molly McFadden

@Molly__McFadden

1 year

I am very grateful and excited to be an upcoming Kathryn A. Day Miller Research Fellow at Berkeley! Can’t wait for what this next year has in store and thankful for everyone who has helped me get here. @UCB_MillerInst @HartwigGroup

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4 years

So many emotions. What a wonderful, inspiring, and uplifting day. But seriously, this Four Seasons Total Landscaping thing is just too much 😂

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@Maxwell_Robb

2 years

Returning home from a wonderful visit to @CUBoulderCHEM . Thanks to @weizhangCU for being an impeccable host and all the faculty and students for their warm hospitality and terrific science. A special bonus to spend some time with family (and meet my new canine nephew).

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

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It was such a pleasure to have you in @TheRobbGroup and to be a part of your journey, Jolly! Congratulations on all that you accomplished @Caltech . Best of luck in your next adventure at @NorthwesternU ! We miss you here already.

Jolly Patro

@patrojolly

11 months

Last week, I finished my undergrad @Caltech in chemistry! I’m so grateful for all the amazing people (plus big thank you to @TianZeng_May @TheRobbGroup and @Maxwell_Robb ) and experiences I’ve had these past four years and am excited to start graduate school @NUChemistry this fall

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

5 years

Meet the newest members of @TheRobbGroup ! A warm welcome to 1st year graduate students May, Corey, Anna, Isabel, and Brooke! Corey brought joy to the entire Division as Santa at our annual @CaltechChem holiday party

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

2 years

. @RossBarber8 and I were excited for the opportunity to highlight recent work from @Mechanophore and coworkers on mechanically triggered CO release w/ AIE turn-on: Read the original @J_A_C_S paper here:

A mechanochemical two for one: Mechanical activation of norborn‐2‐en‐7‐one releases carbon monoxide...

Aggregate is an open access aggregate science journal for research involving the assembly of structures - from cell & protein aggregation to aggregate materials.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

1 year

Grateful to be included in this group. Congrats to the other selectees! Nice to see fellow @MinesChemistry alum @PitetGroup on the list. You can read our contribution to the issue from Stella Luo, @RossBarber8 , and Anna Overholts here:

Competitive Activation Experiments Reveal Significantly Different Mechanochemical Reactivity of...

During the past two decades, our understanding of mechanochemical reactivity has advanced considerably. Nevertheless, an incomplete knowledge of structure–activity relationships and the principles...

pubs.acs.org

Arthi Jayaraman

@arthijayaraman

1 year

Very happy to share this #ACSPolymersAu editorial highlighting the 2022 Rising Stars in Polymers! You can learn about each of these outstanding polymer scientists & engineers, their lab’s focus & their research interests. Congratulations to all of them!

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

6 years

So happy for my student @Molly__McFadden who was awarded a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship! #proudadvisor @CaltechChem @TheRobbGroup

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

6 years

Many thanks to my students and the @Caltech Graduate Student Council for this honor. I am very fortunate to be able to work with these fantastic students (and fabulous, supportive colleagues). @CaltechChem

🔋 Kim See 🔋

@echemkim

6 years

Many, many congratulations to @Maxwell_Robb who won the 2017-2018 GSC Teaching Award!! The award is given to one faculty member at @Caltech each year by the Graduate Student Council. Recognition from the students themselves is a big honor! Here's a nice shot of him with Harry.

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

7 years

Most of our glassware has finally arrived! @TheRobbGroup #newproflife

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

6 years

Back from the inaugural Robb/See group retreat at @JoshuaTreeNPS . Had an awesome time! #sweatyscientists #desertcroquet @TheRobbGroup @The_See_Group @CaltechChem

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

3 years

I need an “en dash” key on my keyboard.

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

4 years

San Diego’s Comic-Con 2020 was just canceled. Only 3 weeks separating that event from #ACSSanFran . Just saying.

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

9 months

. @TheRobbGroup has been busy this summer. 1 paper in press, 1 accepted, 1 in revision, 1 under consideration, and another being prepared for submission. I’m going to need a vacation just in time for the fall term to start 😬

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

2 years

Congrats to @Amgen Scholar Liam Ordner for winning the poster competition today! It was a pleasure hosting you in @TheRobbGroup this summer! Looking forward to sharing your great work in the near future.

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

4 years

We have been enjoying joint weekly literature meetings with our friends in the @forsgroup (with a couple of special guests). Such a great group of people! Cc: @brett_fors @TheRobbGroup

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

4 years

Congrats to @TheRobbGroup ’s @brooke_versaw ! 🎉 Fingers crossed that next year’s @AmerChemSociety meetings can be held safely in person 🤞

ACS WCC

@AcsWcc

4 years

Congratulations to our Fall 2020 Eli Lilly Travel Award winners! We can't wait to meet you at next years @AmerChemSociety national meeting. #ACSWCC #WomeninSTEM #WomeninScience #WomeninChemistry #AcademicTwitter

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

5 years

Check out @TheRobbGroup ’s new toy!

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

5 years

I think this should be @TheRobbGroup ’s new official motto. In addition, of course, to “there is no satisfactory substitute for excellence” - #Beckman (goes without saying)

Chemjobber

@Chemjobber

5 years

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

5 years

This is such a powerful and heartwarming article from my PhD advisor. I have been fortunate to have brilliant and supportive mentors throughout my career who I continue to lean on for advice and support. Thanks to Dan Knauss, Craig Hawker, and @Mechanophore for showing the way.

NatRevMaterials

@NatRevMater

5 years

Free to access: A heartwarming Comment on 'A Generosity of Spirit' by @HawkerNation discussing the vital role that research networks and mentoring relationships can play during a career in research.

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

1 year

Bittersweet as the last OG Robb Group member wraps up. Congrats, Ross! We will miss you. Good luck! ( @TheRobbGroup PhD #5 )

The Robb Group

@TheRobbGroup

1 year

Congrats to Dr. @RossBarber8 for successfully defending his thesis! Dr. Barber is one of the first PhD students in the Robb group. Best wishes to his future work! Congrats Ross!!! 🎉🍾🎊

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

5 years

Congratulations to my amazing @CaltechChem colleagues @sarah_reisman on the Elias J. Corey Award and Dennis Dougherty ( @dad2420 ) on the Arthur C. Cope Award!! And congrats to my former postdoc advisor Jeff Moore ( @Mechanophore ) on the ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry!!

Sarah Reisman

@sarah_reisman

5 years

Congrats to all the award winners, especially my @CaltechChem @Caltech colleague Dennis Dougherty @dad2420 on the Arthur C. Cope Award!

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

5 years

Received a nice email this morning informing me of our selection for the 2019 Pasadena Awards in the category of “Research Institute.” I suppose I now have to tell my Chair that I started my own research institute. Better luck next year @Caltech ! 😂 cc: @dad2420 @CaltechChem

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

6 months

Welcome to @TheRobbGroup you three! But…no Oxford comma?! I’m clearly failing as an advisor.

The Robb Group

@TheRobbGroup

6 months

We are excited to welcome our first year grad students Liam, Nathan and Analiese!!!

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

5 years

Proposal submitted. Now onto the next one...and preparing my talk for ACS...and finishing a manuscript...and writing letters of rec. #proflife in full swing.

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

3 years

Woke up to our lab snowman, Randall (long story) in my front yard. Someone in @TheRobbGroup is taking April fools seriously this year 🤣

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

7 years

Excited to welcome our new postdoc Xiaoran Hu to @TheRobbGroup @Caltech ! He joins us from the Thomas Lab at @TuftsUniversity

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

4 years

Even the best laid Monday morning #WFH plans can be completely derailed when your cat begins running around the house with a turd stuck to their rear end and intermittently scooting along the floor. 😫 🧼 🧽

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Maxwell Robb

@Maxwell_Robb

3 years

Welcome to @TheRobbGroup , Peng! We are excited to have you join us @CaltechCCE .

Peng Liu｜刘朋

@PengLiuChem

3 years

After living almost 6 years in Switzerland, it’s time to move forward. I will join @Maxwell_Robb group as a postdoc from September 1,2021 funded by @snsf_ch “Early Postdoc Mobility”. Thanks @kilbinger_group @Bruns_Lab @WederChristoph group and Mayer group for all the help.

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